Posted by Ron Hill on March 22, 2002, at 2:44:26
In reply to Okay guys, I'm going out to buy some tonight (nm) » colin wallace, posted by IsoM on March 21, 2002, at 16:31:09
Isomer,
What is your dx? What meds do you currently take? What is your start-up plan and what is your long-term plan regarding incorporation of SAM-e into your med cocktail? In other words, do you plan to use SAM-e as an add-on or do you plan to use it as a replacement for an AD, for example? Does your pdoc know about your plans to take SAM-e? If not, do you think you should call him/her first?
May I make a couple suggestions and remind you of a couple of the "do's" and the "do not's"? For at least the first week, I suggest that you start out using SAM-e strictly as an add-on. Further, start at a low dose, say 200 mg/day, and move up slowly (if at all) based on how you feel.
DO:
1. Post your results
2. Take a good B-complex (e.g. B50 or B100) that has lots of B-6 and folic acid. Take a SUBLINGUAL (under the tongue) Bioactive B-12. Go to a good health food/vitamin store. I can not overemphasize the need for these vitamins, especially the sublingual bioactive B-12. We humans do not absorb B-12 efficiently when taken orally (down the hatch), so use the sublingual or give yourself a B-12 shot each morning. Without sufficient amounts of these B's in your body homocystiene will build up (not good!).
3. If possible, take the SAM-e on an empty stomach. If nausea is a problem, eat a small portion of food with it. Here is the schedule I use: Get out of bed, take prescription meds (Lithobid for me), drink coffee, make and eat healthy breakfast which always includes some protein, take vitamins (including B's), wait at least 30 minutes to an hour and then take 200 mg SAM-e.
DO NOT
1. Blame me if it doesn't work (blame Colin).
2. Forget the SUBLINGUAL Bioactive B-12!-- Ron
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